Penkridge Parish Council
Haling Dene Centre
Cannock Road
Penkridge
Stafford
ST19 5DT
3rd January 2025
To: Members of the Penkridge Parish Council
Dear Sir/Madam
I write to invite you to attend a meeting of the Penkridge Parish Council to be held on Thursday 9th January 2025
at 7.30 pm.
Yours faithfully
Lesley Hough
Parish Administrator
Part I – Public Session
Audio recordings will be made of all Ordinary and Special Council meetings and Committee meetings, with the
inclusion of confidential matters.
AGENDA
1. APOLOGIES
2. PERSONALIA AND EVENTS
[a] To receive the above for January 2025.
[b] Members of the Council and Public in attendance to declare if they are video/audio recording the
meeting.
3. DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST
4. DISCLOSABLE PECUNIARY INTEREST (DPI)
To receive and consider any DPI requests.
5. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
As per Standing Orders – Public Participation 7.3[a], 33.5, 33.6, 33.7 and 33.8 [attached]
6. POLICE MATTERS
[a] To receive an email dated 2nd January 2025 from Insp Tim Norbury.
7. SOUTH STAFFORDSHIRE & STAFFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL
[a] To receive updates/reports from the above Councillors.
8. MINUTES
To approve the minutes of the Full Council meeting for:
[a] 12th December 2024
[b] To receive the Follow Up Sheets for the December 2024 Full Council.
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9. COMMITTEE MINUTES
To note the minutes of the:-
[a] Planning Minutes for 12th December 2024.
10. WORKING GROUP MINUTES
[a] To note that no minutes have been received.
11. OUTSIDE GROUPS WITH PC REPRESENTATION
To note that no minutes have been received.
12. ACCOUNTS
[a] To approve the accounts for payment for the month of December 2024 [to follow].
[b] To receive the expenditure summary print outs for December 2024 [to follow].
[c] To note the December Monthly Summary of Accounts and Pie Chart [to follow].
13. PRECEPT 2025/2026
[a] To note the Precept for the financial year 2025-2026 is set at £310,000.
14. PENKRIDGE PARISH CASUAL VACANCY – NORTH EAST WARD
[a] To consider if the Council wish to advertise the above vacancy for co-option.
15. CANNOCK ROAD SPEED CUSHIONS
[a] To receive a Traffic Calming Review from Staffordshire County Council for the above.
16. NEIGHBOURHOOD PLAN
[a] To receive an update on the above from the Parish Council representatives.
17. DATE AND TIME OF NEXT MEETING
Thursday 13th February 2025 at 7.30 pm.
18. Local Government Act 1972 – Exclusion of Press and Public – to resolve that the Press and Public be
excluded from the meeting during consideration of the following items of business on the grounds that
they are likely to involve the disclosure of exempt information as defined in the appropriate paragraph(s)
Section 1[2] Public Bodies/Admission to meetings Act 1960.
Agenda Item 5
Standing Orders – Public Participation
7.3
[a] For a period of no longer than 15 minutes at the commencement of the meeting to
receive comments from the general public present at the meeting, concerning relevant
items or business of the Council. No person may speak for more than 2 minutes at the
discretion of the Chairman.
33.5 The public are permitted to make representations, answer questions and give evidence
in respect of any item.
33.6 The period of time which is designated for public participation in accordance with
standing order above shall not exceed 15 minutes.
33.7 Each member of the public is entitled to speak once only in respect of business itemised
on the agenda.
33.8 A question asked by a member of the public during a public participation
session at a meeting shall not require a response or debate.
